
THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT
My poem today is eight lines clearly Influenced by traditional Chinese poets of the past like Li Po, Wang Wei, Tu Fu and Han Shan.
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My poem today is eight lines clearly Influenced by traditional Chinese poets of the past like Li Po, Wang Wei, Tu Fu and Han Shan.

Today’s Substack is about one of my poems.

Remember that ad for chewing gum?

When I was in my late 20s and early 30s, I lived just a few blocks away from a big old theatre that showed mostly classic films.

BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON.

Ever After was the size of a kitchen

“I don’t have a question, but can I just say that I don’t like your poems very much?”

William Carlos Williams — ‘It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.’

Is An Image Worth 1000 Words or Just 576?

A Poem For All Seasons

"Something mysterious falls to the earth"